2009 Dominica leaders: Russell Mayhew and Eliza CamireELIZA CAMIRE: St. Michael's College, B.A., cum laude, English Literature and Writing; SIT Graduate Institute, M.A. Candidate, International Education. Eliza’s first trip abroad was to South Africa her junior year of college. While in South Africa, she volunteered at a local township, helping with arts & crafts in a primary school. Eliza took the opportunity to travel to the neighboring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia. While at St. Michael's College, she was an active orientation leader, leading first year students on hikes in the Green Mountains of Vermont. After college, Eliza took 3 months to camp and hike through as many US National Parks as possible before starting her year as an AmeriCorps VISTA member. Eliza has also traveled to Spain and Panama. She spent this past year finishing up graduate work in International Education. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, singing, writing, and gardening.
RUSSELL MAYHEW: Indiana University, B.A., Cognitive Science. Northwestern University, M.S., Secondary Mathematics Education. Originally from Michigan, Russell lived in Chicago before settling in Vermont. Russell has worked with teenagers in a variety of contexts: as the leader and supervisor of a group of at risk boys in Maryland; as a one-on-one clinician and in-home tutor; as a student teacher at a suburban Chicago high school; and currently as a math teacher at a small public high school in Wilmington, Vermont. He also coaches a basketball team, mentors kids after school, and runs the Scrabble Club at his school. When not working, Russell keeps himself busy with music and baking bread.
